Unnerving, discomforting yet absolutely compelling, 'Little Earthquakes' presents Tori Amos, one of the most exciting musical discoveries in recent years. Featuring the videos for 'Silent All These Years', 'China', 'Winter' and 'Crucify', this revealing collection also includes conversations and behind the scenes footage with this unique singer/songwriter. Tori is also captured live from the Bottom Line in New York City and from a special concert in Rotterdam, Holland, performing songs from 'Little Earthquakes'. Included in these concerts are two additional tracks not on the album. Also captured is the debut television performance of 'Me and A Gun' filmed in Hong Kong for MTV Asia.
Tran Quoc Bao succeeds in telling us a story about martial arts, human decay, and friendship. The originality shown by his filmmaking is admirable and brings fresh air to the classic Chinese martial arts genre.
The story of the loss of innocence of the young prey who has been maimed by the predator. *Trigger Warning, sexual abuse and assault is discussed in this short film.
Like most young people, Leviticus is imperfect. But I love it anyways.
Twisting what seems to be obvious setups and frameworks is what sets the story structure of Squid Game apart. I appreciate that this narrative is complex but not complicated; an easy enough plot to wrap your head around while still treating the audience like an equal participant in this social commentary
Netflix’s Shadow and Bone has a complicated relationship with race. It has a diverse cast, but not without its problems. Based on Leigh Bardugo’s two book series, the show features characters from the Shadow and Bone trilogy, which is very straight and white, and the Six of Crows duology, which is much more diverse. When bringing together a cast and writing about these characters, the team behind the show expanded upon some of the representation missing from the first trilogy, then seemed to take away representation from the duology. Shadow and Bone seems to play a bit of a push and pull game when it comes to portraying diversity onscreen.
Ultimately, Wicked is a story about the cost of being othered, the pain of being misnamed, and the quiet revolution of standing in your truth.
